PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wladek Warzywko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Sprinkles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Warzywko
vs
Sprinkles

186 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

192 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wladek Warzywko !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sammy Sprinkles!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sprinkles lands a high kick!
Warzywko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sprinkles lands a head kick. Warzywko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Warzywko misses with a two punch combination.
Sprinkles tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Warzywko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sprinkles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sprinkles tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sprinkles lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sprinkles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Warzywko 's sensitive parts.
Sprinkles dodges the punch combination from Warzywko .
Sprinkles misses with the combination.
Sprinkles throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sprinkles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Warzywko lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Sprinkles sprawling to the canvas. Warzywko follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Sprinkles hang on?

Sprinkles is rocked!

It looks like Sammy Sprinkles has been cut.
Sprinkles is looking to escape.
Sprinkles is still in real trouble! Can Warzywko finish him?
Warzywko wants to stand up but Sprinkles manages to regain full guard.
Sprinkles seems to have recovered his senses.

Sprinkles has his feet on Warzywko 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sammy Sprinkles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprinkles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Warzywko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Warzywko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sprinkles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sprinkles lands a head kick. Warzywko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Sprinkles clinches with his opponent.
Sprinkles working hard to break the clinch.
Sprinkles fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Warzywko breaks the clinch.
Wladek Warzywko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sprinkles lands a nice looking kick to the body. Warzywko takes a step back to recover.
Sprinkles wants to clinch.
Sprinkles shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Warzywko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sprinkles can pounce on him.
Sprinkles moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Warzywko tries to bum rush Sprinkles with a series of wild strikes but Sprinkles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sprinkles's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sprinkles duly obliges.
Sloppy strikes from Warzywko . Those never looked like landing.
Warzywko is breathing heavily.
Sprinkles moves in looking to clinch but Warzywko pushes him off.
Sprinkles tries to close the distance and clinch but Warzywko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Warzywko looks to land a combination but Sprinkles avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warzywko throws a right and a left that Sprinkles avoids nicely.

Sprinkles gets a clinch.

Sprinkles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sprinkles tries to clinch but Warzywko is having none of it.
Sprinkles looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sprinkles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Warzywko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sprinkles circles away quickly and effectively.
Warzywko swats away the attempt to clinch by Sprinkles.
Warzywko throws a right hand that Sprinkles ducks under and follows up with a left that Sprinkles also avoids with ease.
Sprinkles is looking to clinch but Warzywko is avoiding it.
Sprinkles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sprinkles throws a leg kick which misses Warzywko 's front leg but catches the back leg as Warzywko tries to avoid it.
Sprinkles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Sprinkles rushes Warzywko and presses him up against the cage.
Sprinkles jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Warzywko walks away with a smile on his face. Sprinkles gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wladek Warzywko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Sprinkles.
No joy there for Sprinkles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sprinkles throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sprinkles fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Warzywko , who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warzywko keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Sprinkles does no damage.
Sprinkles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Warzywko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sprinkles slips a jab and a cross from Warzywko .
Sprinkles tries to clinch but Warzywko is having none of it.
Sprinkles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warzywko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Warzywko swinging wildly here.
Sprinkles scores with a head kick.
Warzywko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sprinkles throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Warzywko does no damage.
Warzywko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sprinkles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Warzywko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sprinkles is looking to clinch.
Sprinkles tries to close the distance and clinch but Warzywko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sprinkles misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Sprinkles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Warzywko throws a nice looking combination but Sprinkles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sprinkles wants to clinch.
Sprinkles slips a jab and a cross from Warzywko .
Sprinkles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warzywko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sprinkles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Warzywko throws a nice looking combination but Sprinkles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick from Sprinkles lands but Warzywko takes it in his stride.
Warzywko misses with a series of wild punches.
Sprinkles plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Warzywko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Warzywko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Warzywko looks to land a combination but Sprinkles avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warzywko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sprinkles throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Warzywko 's head.
Warzywko misses with a two punch combination.
Sprinkles scores with a head kick. Warzywko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Warzywko scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Wladek Warzywko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sammy Sprinkles's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sprinkles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Warzywko thuds his right hand into Sprinkles's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sprinkles lands with a kick to the temple. Warzywko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Warzywko throws a nice looking combination but Sprinkles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sprinkles tries to clinch up but Warzywko circles away and keeps his distance.
Sprinkles moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sprinkles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Warzywko .
Warzywko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sprinkles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warzywko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sprinkles tries to clinch but Warzywko is having none of it.
Sprinkles feints a jab promting Warzywko to slip. Sprinkles then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Warzywko slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Warzywko misses with the combination.
Warzywko throws a right and a left that Sprinkles avoids nicely.
Sprinkles throws a head kick that half lands.
Warzywko dodges the punch combination from Sprinkles.
Wladek Warzywko is winning the standup battle so far.
Warzywko throws a series of punches but Sprinkles avoids them all with ease.

Sprinkles drives through and clinches with Warzywko against the cage.
Sprinkles tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sprinkles looking to throw knees to the head but Warzywko is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warzywko 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Warzywko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Sprinkles breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Sprinkles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sprinkles tries to clinch but Warzywko is having none of it.
Sprinkles slips under a jab from Warzywko .
Warzywko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wladek Warzywko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sprinkles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sloppy strikes from Warzywko . Those never looked like landing.
Warzywko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Warzywko throws a right hand that Sprinkles ducks under and follows up with a left that Sprinkles also avoids with ease.
Sprinkles stalks Warzywko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Warzywko 's face. Warzywko staggers backwards, shaken.
Sprinkles is looking to clinch.
Sprinkles throws a sloppy head kick and Warzywko moves out of range easily.
Warzywko ducks under a wild hook from Sprinkles.
Warzywko swats away the attempt to clinch by Sprinkles.
Warzywko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Warzywko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sprinkles dodges the punch combination from Warzywko .
Sprinkles scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice jab there from Warzywko .
Warzywko misses with a wild combination.
Sprinkles lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Warzywko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sprinkles lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sprinkles wants to clinch
and Warzywko counters with a three punch combo that has Sprinkles backing up. Sprinkles nods at Warzywko to acknowledge the strikes.
Sprinkles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Some wild striking there from Warzywko .

Sprinkles instigates a clinch.
Warzywko is trying to break the clinch but Sprinkles has him pressed against the cage.
Sprinkles tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wladek Warzywko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Sprinkles.
Warzywko is trying to push Sprinkles away but Sprinkles has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Sprinkles ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sprinkles no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Warzywko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Warzywko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Sprinkles looking for a guillotine here but Warzywko defends easily.
Warzywko wants to stand but Sprinkles has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Sprinkles looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sprinkles throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Warzywko escapes and throws Sprinkles's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles is looking for a sweep.
Sprinkles wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Warzywko stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sprinkles misses with a double jab.
Warzywko misses with a two punch combination.
Warzywko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Warzywko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sprinkles slips a jab and a cross from Warzywko .
Sprinkles scores with a head kick. Warzywko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sprinkles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sprinkles lands with a kick to the temple. Warzywko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Warzywko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Sprinkles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sammy Sprinkles's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Warzywko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sprinkles is looking to clinch.
Sprinkles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Warzywko .

Warzywko gets caught napping as Sprinkles dives in and scores a takedown. Warzywko manages to retain guard.
Warzywko keeping moving, preventing Sprinkles from controlling successfully.
Sprinkles lands a couple of digs.
Warzywko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Warzywko tries to get out of the position.
Sprinkles would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Warzywko wants to stand and escape but Sprinkles is having none of it.
Warzywko trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Warzywko pushes Sprinkles off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Warzywko misses.
A head kick from Sprinkles lands but Warzywko takes it in his stride.
Sprinkles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warzywko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Warzywko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sprinkles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Warzywko tries to keep at a distance but Sprinkles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Warzywko is trying to break the clinch but Sprinkles is controlling him.
A knee to the head by Sprinkles.
Sprinkles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Warzywko 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sprinkles looking to slow down the pace here.
Sprinkles tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Warzywko smiles and moves away.
Sprinkles tries to clinch but Warzywko is having none of it.
Warzywko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Warzywko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Warzywko , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sprinkles shoots in and drives through. Warzywko sprawls well.
Warzywko throws a nice looking combination but Sprinkles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Warzywko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Warzywko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sprinkles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Sprinkles instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Warzywko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Warzywko is trying to break free.
Sprinkles keeps control of Warzywko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sprinkles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Warzywko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sprinkles's efforts to push away.
Sprinkles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sprinkles wants to break free but Warzywko has control.
Sprinkles fails to pull guard.
Wladek Warzywko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Sprinkles.
Warzywko wants to get back to striking at distance but Sprinkles won't allow it.
Sprinkles has had enough of the clinch but Warzywko keeps him there for the moment.
Sprinkles is looking to break free of the clinch but Warzywko has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warzywko is trying to break the clinch but Sprinkles is controlling him.

Warzywko breaks from the clinch.
Sprinkles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warzywko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Warzywko , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sprinkles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warzywko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sprinkles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Warzywko does no damage.
Sprinkles works over Warzywko 's head and body with a nice combination.
Sprinkles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Warzywko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Warzywko throws a series of punches but Sprinkles avoids them all with ease.
Sprinkles misses with a series of wild punches.
Sprinkles connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sprinkles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sprinkles dodges the punch combination from Warzywko .
Warzywko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sprinkles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Sprinkles closes the distance and clinches.
Sprinkles wants to get back to striking at distance but Warzywko won't allow it.
Sprinkles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Warzywko on the inside.
Sprinkles looking to throw knees to the head but Warzywko is blocking nicely.
Sprinkles keeps control of Warzywko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sprinkles wants to break free but Warzywko has control.
Warzywko prevents Sprinkles from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Warzywko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Warzywko throws a hook but Sprinkles avoids it easily.
Sprinkles moves in looking to clinch but Warzywko pushes him off.
Warzywko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sprinkles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Warzywko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sprinkles.
Sprinkles avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sprinkles.
Sprinkles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sprinkles misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Sprinkles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sprinkles has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Sprinkles!